Johns Hopkins Clinical Update 2019

Learn from the Experts

Current Topics in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, an intensive review for gastrointestinal pathologists, focuses on interpretation of biopsies of the upper GI tract mucosa and the liver, pancreatic/biliary disorders, and application of novel techniques to various GI disorders. Led by renowned pathologist, Lysandra Voltaggio, MD, this online CME program will significantly enhance your diagnostic skills.

It will help you to better:

• Identify unusual variants of GIST
• Develop a diagnostic approach to unusual/variant colorectal polyps
• Define common and rare lymphoproliferative disorders involving the GI tract
• Recognize and discuss the GI manifestations of systemic disorders
• Evaluate common mimics of inflammatory bowel disease
• Discuss the updated classification of benign and malignant hepatic neoplasm
• Describe the basis of grading acute cellular rejection

Expand Your Skills

Available online, Current Topics in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology provides a maximum of 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and access to unbiased, evidence-based content and case-based reviews so you can expand your knowledge and incorporate the latest guidelines into your daily practice.

TOPICS

• GI Mesenchymal Lesions: Not Just a GIST – Teri Longacre, MD

• Colon Polyps: A Managerial Approach – Teri Longacre, MD

• Gastrointestinal Tract Infections: Cases in Anatomic Pathology – Dena Shibib, DO

• Gastrointestinal Lymphoproliferative Disorders: The Good, The Bad, and The Tummy – Amy Duffield, MD, PhD

• Hot Topics in Gastrointestinal Molecular Pathology – Jason Park, MD, PhD

• GI Tract Manifestations of Systemic Diseases – Maryam Kherad Pezhouh, MD

• Challenges and Pitfalls in Intraoperative Frozen Section Analysis: Pancreatobiliary Resection Margins, Liver and Peritoneal Lesions – Elizabeth Thompson, MD

• Update on Immune-Based Cancer Therapy: Approved and Emerging Biomarkers – Robert Anders, MD, PhD

• Update on IBD for the Pathologist: Focus on Implications for Clinical Management – Tatianna Larman, MD

• An Update on Tumors of the Liver, Bile Ducts, and Gallbladder – Kiyoko Oshima, MD

• Sexually Transmitted Infections: Epidemiologic Trends and Aerodigestive Manifestations – Lysandra Voltaggio, MD

• Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas – Ralph Hruban, MD

• Sometimes Small Bowel Biopsies Give Us Diarrhea – Elizabeth Montgomery, MD

• What You Really Need to Know About Liver Transplantation – Meredith Pittman, MD

• Iatrogenic Injury in the Gastrointestinal Tract – Elizabeth Montgomery, MD